Photographic enlarging apparatus



Dec.l9., 1939. P BussE PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGING APPARATUS Filed Hers.v Y, 1937 Ill) INVENTOR. Buss@ ATTORNEY.

BYFerdinan/ Patented Dec.'19, 1939 i f i UTE STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,183,7' 64 PHTGRAPHC ENLARGNG APPARATUS Ferdinand Busse, Munich, Germany, assignor, by mesne assignments, to Agfa Ansco Corporation, Binghamton, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application December '7, i937,y Serial No. 178,479 In Germany December 7, 1936 1 Claim. (C1. 88-24) This invention relates to a photographic enillumination the plate by Which the paper is y larging apparatus. pressed against vthe enlarging frame.

One of its objects is the provision of an im- Figure 2 shows the position of the plate supprovecl photographic enlarging apparatus comporting the paper when the matt plate occupies prising a matt plate. Further objects of the inthe image plane and Vention will be apparent from the detailed speci- `Figure 3 is a View of the plate carrier in an .5 ilcation following hereinafter. intermediate position as Viewed in the direction In Working with photographic enlarging appaof the optical axis of the illumination system.

ratus it is usual and indeed necessary to observe Thelight rays emanating from the source of lo the enlarged ne 'ative image before exposure of light l are plOJ'eC'Sd 011 JO 01 thIOllgh the negar 10 the light-sensitive paper for the purpose of extive 3 by means of a condenser 2. Au enlarged amination, sharp focussing and so on. Since image of the negative 3 is projected by means of this operation must be performed in a light the objective in the image plane 5 in which which does not affect the photographic paper in plane the photographic paper is held by the presposition on the supporting plate a yellow or red sure plate t. The pressure plate is mounted'on 15 filter disc is inserted in the path oi the rays in an angular carrier l, la, which can be rotated to the enlarging apparatus. The image formed in and 1ro about the axis t by means of a handle 9 lthe enlargement plane thi ough such a lter can .A matt plate lvl 1s mounted on the pa1t la of the only With diiiculty, however be rocussed sharply, cai rler l which 1s nearer to the obJective When examined and Judged Wlth respect to the neces- 1t is des1red to inspect the enlalged negative the sary time of exposure, gradation of they photoymatt plate it is moved into the image plane as 20 graphic paper and so on owing to the strong dreshown in Figure 2. The pressure plate t may also crease in the intensity of illumination caused by be formed as a transparent or matt plate in the lter. These disadvantages do not exist if order that during the illumination of the paper the enlarged image can be rendered visible as a the image may be observed and examined and if transparency on a matt plate. necessary parts of the image may be less exposed. 25 According to this invention the enlarged image In this manner also one has a control over the of the negative formed in the enlargement plane switching on and oi of the light by the printing in an enlarging apparatus is received on a matt clock. o plate or the like which is interchangeable with What I claim is: f a plate carrying the photographic paper on which A photographic enlarger comprising means for 30 the enlargement is to be printed. Advantageously. projecting an enlarged image to a xed image the matt plate and the plate Carrying the paper plane, a unitary carrier having extensions disa'e rigidly 001111901366. by an angular carrier. posed at substantially right angles to each other, This Carrier iS DVOaUy mOllled 011 an aXiS K said carrier being pivoted substantially 'at its center adjacent the xed image plane, a platen 35 be actuated by a handle S0y that the plate Supfor photographic material on one of said exporting the paper Call be bllght Without any tensions and a viewing screen on the other of trouble irltO the pOStOn OCClllOed by the matt said extensions, and means for rocking said carllafe and VCG VelSarier on its pivot to selectively bring said platen 40 Reference is made t0 the accompanying drawand said screen into said image plane, each ex- 40 ing in which an apparatus Constructed in accordtension moving out of alignment with said plane ance with the invention is illustrated by Way of as the other moves into the plane, said platen example. also being transparent for Viewing a projected Figure 1 is a partial Vertical section of an image therethrough. enlarging apparatus showing in the position for FERDINAND BUSSE. 45 

